Will it be Jelly Bean Asbos for sugared-up kids next?
Police to get new booze ban 'Asbos'
People responsible for alcohol-fuelled crime and anti-social behaviour now face having new "booze Asbos" slapped on them.
Drinking banning orders (BDOs) will be available to police and local authorities to protect the public from further drink-related offences.
The orders will enable magistrates to impose conditions on individuals such as banning them from drinking in, or visiting, certain places. Breaches will be punishable with fines of up to £2,500.
The orders can last for up to two years, although offenders can have them shortened by the successful completion of a "positive behaviour intervention course". But civil liberties campaigners attacked the new orders as a "gimmick" that failed to tackle the causes of offending.
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Ithink this latest dumbass 'order' wins 'drivel of the week award'.
Even the Magistrates Association can see through it.
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